Case Classic Questions

[Slowride66]

Hello - been a long time since I've been on here.
Good to be back.
I was going through some of my older knobs and came across 2 Case classics that are essentially the same. They are 1992s pattern (7)6223 and I don't even recall what these handles were called.
The other is a bit more special. It's also a 1992 Jumbo Trapper with Rogers Bone handles and both bolsters.
This one is a prototype.
Can't find much around on either so would like some more information and appx current pricing.
Thank you!
Bill

[kennedy knives]

The Celluloid looks like Taffy is what he is calling it 6 made in 1992 listed in his book Case Classic for the long Haul on Page 72 Do you have the COA for it ? He shows on Page 73 that there is 30 different Celluloid Handles .

[wlf]

Many of the celluloids must have became prototypes after they were rehandled.
There were only a handful of prototypes when they were made.

[Slowride66]

Yes, Taffy sounds correct on the 2 celluloid handles.
They are stamped 6223 so that would make sense if they were rehandled. One box is marked 7223, whole the other had an odd numberon it, then 6223 and 7223 in pencil.

The Rogers Bone is the only one that is etched "Prototype," and is also stamped 6223. That box is blank as shown in the picture.
What book are you referring to?
I purchased these 14 or 15 years ago and dint know of any book at that time.
Thank you.

[Slowride66]

Actually I found an old note saying there was no COA in the boxes and the seller did not mention one. I also found that the Taffy was only made with 7223 stamp.

That was what I found back in 2014.

[Mumbleypeg]

The Case Classics are nice knives. I have a few, but they’ve always been an enigma, to me at least.

They were made to be collectable. Parker tried to spur the values with several of his shenanigans, seemingly to little or no success at the time. The problem as I see it is the efforts to make uber-collectable “one of one”, “one of ten”, “prototypes”, etc rendered them so scarce that comparable sales from which to determine values are difficult to impossible to find. Putting us back to “an item is worth what someone will pay for it”.

Case Classics frequently sell on eBay, but most seen there are the more common versions. Some are re-handled celluloids (there were a lot of celluloids) - few know which ones those are. Although I wish it wasn’t so, on many Case Classics it’s difficult to answer questions like “approx current pricing”. JMO

Ken

[edge213]

Most of the ones I see posted for sell are way overpriced for what they are.
Having said that, they are nice knives.

[wlf]

The Case Classics are nice knives. I have a few, but they’ve always been an enigma, to me at least.

They were made to be collectable. Parker tried to spur the values with several of his shenanigans, seemingly to little or no success at the time. The problem as I see it is the efforts to make uber-collectable “one of one”, “one of ten”, “prototypes”, etc rendered them so scarce that comparable sales from which to determine values are difficult to impossible to find. Putting us back to “an item is worth what someone will pay for it”.

Case Classics frequently sell on eBay, but most seen there are the more common versions. Some are re-handled celluloids (there were a lot of celluloids) - few know which ones those are. Although I wish it wasn’t so, on many Case Classics it’s difficult to answer questions like “approx current pricing”. JMO

Ken

About all the so called prototypes are rehandled. The man who made them at Queen told me, so I know that just a handful were original prototypes. I just classify all of the prototypes as rehandled , when there's so many lies, the truth is lost.

As Ken said, they are exceptionally well made knives, just circus marketing by the Parkers. Lots of COAs.

[Slowride66]

It's obvious the 2 celluloids are rehandled as they are stamped 6223.
The one actually etched Prototype seems to be the way it came.
I bought these on a whim at a time when I knew very little about them, but really liked them. I was hoping some of the muddy waters would have cleared by now and better information would have been available all these years later.

[Wolfeman92]

Slow ride,

Hard for me to tell from pictures. But, it appears the bone proto, has 6223, which is correct. From pictures I’m not sure what you’re asking, as the taffy or acrylic knife is only pictured from what I can tell, with the main handle in a singular photo.

Those would’ve been a 1 of 6 knife according to the Long Haul Book. And, I’ve owned a few of them. None said proto or prototype on the back of the main blade. Double”XX’s” engraved on the main blade usually meant acrylic, “WR Case and Sons” stamped, not engraved or etched usually meant celluloid.

Maybe I missed pictures or you left some out? But, the only proto in question by the photos I see is the bone pattern, which has correct markings, and one of the correct prototype etchings on the back of the main blade.

Maybe I misunderstood the post?

Thanks,
Reed